İŞL416

School of Economics and Administrative Sciences \ Business Administration

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6

Compulsory

English

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Management

This course focuses on the fundamental principles of behavior in organizations and explains the interactions between individuals and groups in the workplace. By raising awareness of topics such as individual and cultural differences, perception, motivation, decision-making, power and political behavior, and conflict management, it aims to help students make better behavioral choices and develop appropriate workplace behaviors.

1. Organizational Behavior (2019). Source: OpenStax, PDF version ISBN-13: 978-1-947172-72-2, https://openstax.org/details/books/organizational-behavior

Explaining the effects of individual differences and cultural differences on behaviors and therefore on the work environment in terms of employees' personalities, individual values ​​and social identities,
Explaining the processes of creating perceptions, changing behaviors and making decisions of employees,
Explaining behaviors that occur within the framework of motivation, reward, group dynamics, communication, political behavior, conflict and negotiation and human resources management issues and defining appropriate behaviors.

1. Explain the relationship between attitudes and behavior.
2. Evaluate how personality, individual values, social identity, and culture influence workplace attitudes and behaviors.
3. Describe the stages of perception formation, behavioral change, and decision-making processes.
4. Explain behavioral patterns related to motivation, reward systems, teamwork, communication, power and political behavior, conflict, and human resource management.
5. Develop problem-solving skills related to organizational behavior.

Week 1: Introduction to Organizational Behavior
Week 2: Individual and Cultural Differences
Week 3: Perception and Job Attitudes
Week 4: Learning and Reinforcement; Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations
Week 5: Managerial Decision-Making
Week 6: Motivation, Performance Evaluation & Rewards
Week 7: Groups and Teamwork
Week 8: Communication
Week 9: Power and Political Behavior
Week 10: Conflict Management and Negotiation
Week 11: Human Resource Management
Week 12: Case Study Presentations

• Midterm 1 20 %
• Midterm 2 20 %
• Case Study 15 %
• Final 45 %
• In-Class Activity (Bonus) 10 %